Kunst & Kultur

Wetlands and Construction: An opportunity for Berlin-Brandenburg, examines how environmentally responsible paludiculture (wetland farming) cultivation can provide a source of renewable, carbon-capturing construction materials whilst regenerating peatland landscapes. Using the Sernitzmoor area within the German state of Brandenburg as a case study, this report explores how a land practice which promotes peatland carbon capture and the decarbonisation of the construction sector could be implemented at scale to deliver climatic, ecological and economic benefits. The project aims to contribute to the development of a new architectural vernacular: one whose aesthetics are rooted in circular and bio-based principles. The research seeks to demonstrate the potency of cross-industry and interdisciplinary collaborations, and the critical urgency of addressing the conditions and health of our landscapes.

This book is about the best 'Headphone Music' ever recorded, at least in the opinion of California writer, Stark Hunter-a baby boomer and old hippie, born in 1952. With a lifetime of listening to all genres of music under his belt, it is his opinion this book contains the best music to hear while wearing headphones, or in today's vernacular, ear buds. Consisting of 27 recommended "headphone" playlists, Hunter spent 13 years reading and researching articles on classical and contemporary music history, plus spending hundreds, perhaps thousands, of hours exploring and listening to recommended albums, cassettes and 8-track tapes, a majority of which were popular in the booming postwar era of the 50's, 60's and 70's.It is hoped the readers of this book will approach these music playlists with calm and curious equanimity. It is also recommended that the reader actually makes the effort to look up these carefully chosen musical masterpieces, and spend quality time listening to them, preferably wearing headphones or ear buds. That is the point of this book. If truth be known, it is a far different (and more satisfying) listening experience when no one else can hear what you, the listener, is hearing-that is, wonderful musical sounds in the privacy of your own ears and mind. There is an indescribable intimacy involved when it is just you, the listener, interacting with the music. Thank goodness for headphones-they provide a Cone of Silence, wherein listeners can escape to their own private worlds of music and sound.Welcome to Mind Tavern

In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of project management, AI does not create the elements of leadership and communication, much like Storm does not create the elements of nature in the X-Men universe. Instead, AI provides project managers with the power to harness these fundamental skills and amplify them-transforming them into weapons for good, for progress, and for the successful realization of visionary projects."AI Superheroes: Elevating Communication and Leadership with AI" is a manifesto for the modern project manager-a beacon that guides you through the complexities of integrating artificial intelligence into the core of project management. Within these pages lies the secret to not only adapting to the digital revolution but leading it.As a project manager, you are the catalyst for change, the strategist in a world where data and human insight intersect. This book empowers you to become an AI Superhero, teaching you how to channel the boundless potential of AI to elevate your team's collaboration, drive innovation, and sharpen your decision-making prowess.You'll learn not just to coexist with AI but to wield it with the finesse of a seasoned leader, aligning technology with the quintessential human values that make for truly exceptional projects. AI becomes more than a tool-it becomes an extension of your leadership, a new facet of your command, enabling you to inspire trust, navigate through uncertainty, and create a legacy of successful projects.Embrace this journey and discover how you, too, can transform the raw energy of AI into a force for leadership good.

In her debut collection, Tara Thiel invites readers to immerse themselves in an exploration of the universal challenges that have defined this era. She creates a visceral experience that resonates with the collective circumstances and complexities of our pandemic-weary world. Her work, characterized by raw emotion, vivid symbolism, and rich imagery, delves into the themes of isolation, loss, and hardships. It provides a voice for the struggles that many have faced and captures the essence of the pandemic's impact on our lives. "Drowning" stands as a timeless reminder of the potential for rebirth and renewal through the transformative power of artistic expression and creates a space for reflection, shared recognition, and healing.

In der Arbeit des Künstlers Titus Schade geht es um Malerei und um ihre visuelle Räumlichkeit. In seinen an Kulissen erinnernden Umgebungen entwickelt er Orte, die mal wie ein Modell, mal wie eine Theaterbühne wirken. So erfindet Schade in seinen Bildern eine Reihe verschiedener Architekturen und Ausstattungsstücke, die den Betrachter in private Räume führen. Dabei versucht er nicht, die Wirklichkeit abzubilden. Vielmehr arbeitet er mit Ersatzelementen, die er in einer in sich geschlossenen Umgebung anordnet. Seine Formen und die meist architektonischen Raumstrukturen werden auf geradezu barocke Art beleuchtet. Klassische Landschaften begegnen geometrischen Formen, deren Zeitlosigkeit eine universelle Lesart erlaubt. TITUS SCHADE (*1984, Leipzig), einer der bedeutendsten Künstler der jungen deutschen Malerei, war Schüler der Leipziger Akademie der Bildenden Künste, unter anderem bei Neo Rauch. Er lebt und arbeitet in Leipzig. Seine Arbeit wurde in zahlreichen Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen in Deutschland gezeigt. Titus Schade wird vertreten durch die Galerie EIGEN + ART, Leipzig / Berlin.

This book provides researchers and policy-makers with legal avenues to enable a just transition to decarbonisation. The focus is on the United Nations themes of loss and damage, transport, nature and youth - across Australia and other economies - to significantly reduce CO2 emissions by 2030 and beyond. The four themes scaffold discussions about a just transition beyond the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai with the specific issues addressed in this book serving as a starting point for future discussions.

Arabische Übersetzung des Bestsellers: Der Jakobsweg, einer der vier Pilgerwege in Europa, zieht sich über 700 km von den Pyrenäen bis nach Santiago de Compostela im Nordwesten Spaniens. Schon im Mittelalter war er neben den Wallfahrten nach Rom und Jerusalem einer der wichtigsten Pilgerwege. Auch Karl der Große kam auf diesem Weg vorbei und unzählige Menschen vor und nach ihm ebenso. Einer dieser Menschen ist Paulo Coelho. Der lateinamerikanische Schriftsteller hat seine Erinnerungen an dieses Abenteuer in seinem Buch Auf dem Jakobsweg festgehalten.

Drawing on ethnographic research conducted with the Thai migrant community in Hong Kong between 2016 and 2020, this book provides original insights into the complexity and diversity of identity negotiation, ethnicity navigation, and womanhood reinvention of Thai migrant women in Hong Kong. Allowing research to move beyond standard stories of victimized migrants and domestic workers by focusing on the increasing number of Southeast Asians moving into the middle-class, this ethnographic study of the everyday lived experience of Thai migrant women in Hong Kong will advance a new understanding of transnational migration and mobility at the intersections of gender, ethnicity, class, generation, and religion. This book illustrates the influence of transnationalism and multiculturalism on migrant women's meaning-making and accentuates the importance of diversity within a migrant population ¿ in particular, the importance of maintaining an intersectional perspective to understand the broader phenomenon of contemporary middle-class and professional migration within Southeast Asia.

Poisoned mince pies. A Christmas Eve ghost story that comes suddenly, horribly true. A locked-room puzzle on a train steaming through the winter's night. All these, and many more, tales of mystery and malice await in Murder by Candlelight.As the nights draw in and the old year slips away, these ten classic stories - from the greatest writers of the crime genre - will baffle your mind and chill your blood in equal measure. From a cunningly-disguised killer to a country house with a lethal secret, the mood might be festive ... but the motive is murder.

Wie klingt der Jazz der Zukunft? Wen erreichen wir mit dieser Musik und wen wollen wir erreichen? Wie wichtig sind Räume, im wörtlichen genauso wie im metaphorischen Sinne, um musikalische Kreativität zu ermöglichen, und wie sichern wir diese? Wie sahen Musiker:innen der Vergangenheit die Zukunft ihrer Kunst und was lässt sich daraus für die Gegenwart ableiten? Macht es überhaupt noch Sinn von der Zukunft einer Musik zu sprechen, die als Genre Vergangenheit zu sein scheint? Und überhaupt: Was ist eigentlich "Jazz" in einer Welt des Post-Genre? Dieses Buch enthält einige Antworten, vor allem aber weitere Fragen, die zeigen, dass Jazz, improvisierte Musik, Black American Music oder wie immer man sie bezeichnen will, gerade deshalb eine Zukunft hat, weil sie Diskurse der Gegenwart aufgreift, dreht, wendet und dabei neue Perspektiven aufzeigt.

Auge um Auge, Blick um Blick: Sehen ist keine objektive Konstante. Die optische Wahrnehmung unterliegt stets einem Wandel, sie ist determiniert von historisch variablen Kontexten. Schon lange vor Social Media und Instagram gibt es verschiedene visuelle Zugänge zur Welt sowie forcierte Blickregime. Astrit Schmidt-Burkhardt bietet diverse Einblicke in die Sphäre des Schauens. Anhand von Beispielen und Bildquellen aus den letzten dreihundert Jahren spannt sie einen Bogen von Religion und Politik über die Kunst, Technik, Wissenschaft bis hin zum leeren Blick der Toten. Die erhellenden, anregenden und überraschenden Perspektiven eröffnen eine interdisziplinäre Kulturgeschichte des Sehens.

Zum WerkDie Arbeitshilfe befasst sich umfassend mit allen wesentlichen Aspekten von Betriebsversammlungen. Diese sind das zentrale Forum für die Information der Belegschaft und die Kommunikation des Betriebsrates mit den Beschäftigten.Jeder Betriebsrat hat einmal pro Kalendervierteljahr eine Betriebsversammlung durchzuführen und dort einen Tätigkeitsbericht zu erstatten. Je nach Notwendigkeit können weitere Versammlungen hinzukommen. Die Broschüre beantwortet die zentralen Fragen, die sich im Zusammenhang mit Betriebsversammlungen in der Praxis stellen können.Betriebsräten wird eine umfassende Hilfestellung zu den wesentlichen Themen wie z.B. zum Teilnehmerkreis, Einladungsformalitäten, Freistellung von der Arbeitspflicht und Kosten gegeben. Zahlreiche Muster nebst detaillierter Checkliste erleichtern die rechtssichere, fundierte und gewinnbringende Durchführung von Betriebsversammlungen im Betrieb.Vorteile auf einen BlickLeicht verständliche Erläuterung der komplexen ThematikFragestellungen und Antworten ausschließlich aus der PraxisMit kurzen Einführungen, Mustern und den wichtigsten Fragen und AntwortenZielgruppeFür Betriebsratsgremien, arbeitnehmervertretende Anwaltschaft, Gewerkschaften, Verbände.

Ist dieser Planet noch zu retten? Oder werden Machtgier und Hass der Menschen nach und nach alles Leben vernichten? Die vorliegenden Geschichten wollen uns Hoffnung machen. So brutal und grausam die in den Mythen beschriebenen Kriege auch sind, darin verborgen und viel zu wenig beachtet finden sich auch Geschichten von Versöhnung und Frieden, die unsere Herzen berühren. Inmitten von Feindschaft und Hass leuchtet ein Funken von Liebe auf, Menschen reichen einander die Hände und besinnen sich auf das, was laut Homer wahres Menschsein ausmacht: Mitleid für das Leid eines anderen zu empfinden und dem anderen mit Respekt zu begegnen. Siegreich bleibt Eirene, die Göttin des Friedens. Von den Griechen und Römern lernen wir nicht nur die Kunst der Kriegsführung, sondern auch die Kunst, mit sich selbst und den anderen in Frieden zu leben.

Inspired by this symposium we would like to rethink and provide an insight about the use of new technologies in architecture and design. The consideration spans over (but not limited to) computational design, virtual experience, digital fabrication, artificial intelligence and sustainability/environment. Readers of the proceedings will benefit from discussions on how adoption of new technologies can benefit the Construction Industry rather than just for the sake of leveraging new technologies. The book targets scholars and high-education level students, as well as Ph.D.s which research falls into the broad realm of digital design.

My beloved speaks and says to me:"Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away."Song of Solomon 2:10 ESVThrough her peaceful and graceful illustrationsinspired by the poetic imagery of Song of Solomonas well as her own personal Bible art Journaling,Diane Ford invites you to:Pause amidst the challenges of whatever season of lifeyou are in,Breathe in the Holy Spirit and truths of God's word,Surrender your worries, anxieties and concerns to theLord andRemember God's promises for your lifeas you reflect on beautifully illustratedpassages of scripture.

ROSSETTIBy Lucien PissarroA study of the celebrated Pre-Raphaelite artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Lucien Pissarro, first published in 1894. This book considers Rossetti and his circle, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, including Morris, Hunt, Ford, Burne-Jones, and Millais. Fully illustrated, with works from Dante Gabriel Rossetti and all of the Pre-Raphaelite artists. With a full colour cover. Painters Series. Bibliography and notes. www.crmoon.com

"Pulling from pulp, sci-fi, gag cartoons, fantasy, and thrillers, and populated by goblins, astronauts, magical thieves, and talking owls, CF's comics break apart genres and forms, then reassemble them into one-of-a-kind stories that reveal an immense imagination and boundary-pushing talent. Christopher Forgues (better known as CF) roared onto the indie comics scene in the early 2000s, producing some of the most exciting and influential work of the decade. His output was startlingly original and impressively prolific: his collaboration with Ben Jones, Paper Radio; his multi-part epic, Powr Mastrs; and the shorter comics and zines now collected for the first time in Distant Ruptures. These comics--created using scratchy pencil and brilliant color, smudged Xeroxes and scraps of notepaper--capture the extraordinary range of CF's work"--

A fresh and long-overdue reassessment of James Dean, examining his life and legacy as a queer man.

A river goddess, Ganschowehanne, teaches two children, a girl and a boy, about a river's beauty throughout the seasons. Her messages often take the form of haikus. The Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania is the river that inspired this book, and several of the haikus refer to the history of this lovely river. After the story, the book includes a more detailed history of the Schuylkill along with some nature and art activities for children. Hopefully, Ganschowehanne and the book's illustrations also inspire all of us to appreciate the magic and beauty of all rivers, wherever we are.

"In this lavish celebration authored by the icon himself, Elton John shares his fondest memories, most unforgettable moments, and previously untold stories of his record-breaking final tour. Readers will get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into every aspect of this globe-spanning spectacle, including Elton's legendary touring wardrobe by Gucci, official photography, and more. As the tour weaves across the world, Elton reaches back in time to reflect on key moments from his life on the road while sharing never-before-seen images, costumes, and memorabilia. Join Elton on his remarkable, career-affirming farewell"--

The postcards in this volume, all from the Robert N. and Susan Donahue Collection, tell the story of this community from its founding to the late twentieth century. Businesses, houses of worship, educational, health care and recreational facilities, public buildings, landmarks and homes are all represented. For many, these views will spark nostalgia; for others, they will be totally unfamiliar. Either way, this is Norwood.